National Theatre Live: Phèdre 14 years old

The result is carnage.

A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all.

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National Theatre Live: Phèdre Cast

Name	Character
Helen Mirren She was 63, now 78 years old	as Phèdre
Ruth Negga She was 27, now 42 years old	as Aricia
Dominic Cooper He was 31, now 45 years old	as Hippolytus

National Theatre Live: Phèdre Crew

Name	Department